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Batman Three Jokers HC (Direct Market Special Edition), $29.99

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Comics Review: "HERCULES Volume 1 #1" Goes the Distance

DISNEY HERCULES VOL. 1 #1

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Elliot Kalan

ART: George Kambadais

COLORS: Giulia Giacomino and Simona Guida

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: George Kambadais

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Matteo Lolli; Francesco Tomaselli; Alessandro Ranaldi; George Kambadais

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (April 2024)

Rated “Teen”

“A Beauty of a Beast”

Hercules is a 1997 animated, musical-fantasy, and comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.  It is loosely based on the legendary hero, Heracles.  In the film, he is known by his Roman name, Hercules, and he is the son of Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus.  Hercules is a demigod with super-strength, and he was raised among mortals.

In Disney's Hercules, the young hero must learn to become a true hero in order to earn back his godhood and a place in Mount Olympus.  His evil uncle, Hades, plots his downfall, and while Hercules defeats Hades, he ultimately decides to deactivate his god powers.  He remains in Greece with his girlfriend, Megara also known as Meg.

Dynamite Entertainment has been producing licensed comic books based on Disney characters and IP since 2022.  The latest is Hercules Volume 1.  It is written by Elliot Kalan; drawn by George Kambadais; colored by Giulia Giacomino and Simona Guida; and lettered Jeff Eckleberry.  The series continues the adventures of Hercules and is set after the events of the original film.

Hercules Volume 1 #1 (“A Beauty of a Beast”) finds Hercules living his best mortal life as a monster hunter in Greece, currently capturing “the Man-Eating Lion of Nemea.”  Meg and Phil, Hercules' satyr (half-man, half-goat) friend, cheer him on.  But not everyone is happy...

Zeus wants his son to give up his life as mortal.  He believes that people shouldn't be cheering Hercules for being the hero who clears the Earth of the monsters that he (Zeus) inexplicably put there.  He believes those people should be worshiping his son as a god of Olympus.  Hercules wants to stay on Earth, and now, he is facing yet another monster threat.  But this time, is god-worshiping the real problem in this case of another monster run amuck?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Hercules Volume 1, Issue #1 is the latest.

I have seen Disney's Hercules only once, some months after its original release... via VHS.  The only thing I remember about the film is one of its song, “Go the Distance.”  Written by composer and “Disney Legend” (2002), Alan Menken, and lyricist David Zippel, the song is performed in the film by voice actor, Roger Bart, who provides the singing voice for “young Hercules.”  “Go the Distance” is one of my all-time favorite songs from a Disney animated feature.

Now, I enjoyed reading Hercules #1 so much that I want to see the film again.  This comic book's writer is Elliot Kalan, a comedian who has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Comedy Central's “The Daily Show.”  Kalan also wrote the 2015 Marvel Comics' miniseries, Spider-Man & The X-Men.  Kalan's previous comic book writing experience shows in his breezy script for this first issue.  It is filled with sparkling dialogue, but the best thing about Kalan's storytelling is the imaginative way that he weaves together several subplots and competing character motivations.  For instance, the clash between Hercules and Zeus and the true nature of the latest monster-to-be-fought reflect this first issue's dominant theme of self-determination.

Kalan is also blessed to have as the graphical storyteller of this series artist George Kambadais.  It is no exaggeration to say the Kambadais is a master of storytelling, pacing, intensity, and drama, as seen in Dynamite's 2022 miniseries, John Carter of Mars, which Kambadais drew as a pulpy, sci-fi thriller that rides on the razor's edge.  Here, Kambadais is smoother is his depiction of action, suspense, and mystery, but the story is explosive in its own way.

Thus far, Hercules Volume 1 #1 is the best Dynamite/Disney first issue that I've read.  I'll recommend it to you, dear readers, without reservations.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Disney comic book series will want to read Hercules Volume 1.

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Comics Review: "DRAWING BLOOD #1" - Fame Attracts Lunatics

DRAWING BLOOD #1

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STORY: Kevin Eastman and David Avallone

SCRIPT: David Avallone

ART: Ben Bishop

“FLASHBACKS”: Ben Bishop (layouts) and Kevin Eastman

“HALLUCINATIONS”: Ben Bishop (layouts) and Troy Little

COLORS: Brittany Peer

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

COVER: Kevin Eastman

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Ben Bishop; Ben Bishop, Kevin Eastman, and Robert Rodriguez

28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (April 2024)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Drawing Blood created by Kevin Eastman and David Avallone

Chapter One: “Drawn Blood”

Kevin Eastman is a comic book writer and writer-artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) with writer-artist Peter Laird.  Born in 1962, Eastman found himself with a burgeoning worldwide pop culture sensation by the time he was 25 in 1987, as TMNT entered the world of animated television, toys, and other merchandising.  That made Eastman and Laird very rich.

In 2019, via his comic book publishing company, KES Comics, Eastman published the four-issue miniseries, Drawing Blood.  Referencing his own career in comic books and media, Drawing Blood depicted the roller coaster life of a successful comics creator whose real life has become more absurd than any comic book.

The original Drawing Blood returns with new issues as a 12-issue series from Image Comics.  It is written by Kevin Eastman and David Avallone; drawn by Ben Bishop, Troy Little, and Eastman, colored by Brittany Peer; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.

Drawing Blood #1 (“Blood Drawn”) opens in the present day.  Shane “Books” Bookman and his friend, Nigel “Beastly” Boswell, are about to have a meeting with Lithuanian hoods at the local docks.  It is also all about to go bad.

Once upon a time, Shane was in the middle of success.  He was a star thanks to the comic book characters he co-created with Frank Forrest, a comic book creator he idolized as a child.  However, the glory days are over, and Frank was not who Shane thought he was, although he was apparently everything everyone else knew he was.  Now, desperate, Shane's life is about to become more absurd than his comics creations ever were.

THE LOWDOWN:  I was able to procure a PDF review copy of Drawing Blood #1.  Thus, I decided to review it for you, dear readers.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the most unique comic books ever created and the Turtles themselves are a genius creation of popular culture.  The Turtles co-creator, Kevin Eastman, revealed some of his trials and tribulations as a businessman, comic book publisher, and media figure in an extensive interview published in The Comics Journal #202 (cover dated: March 1998) and conducted by magazine's co-founder, Gary Groth.

To what extent Drawing Blood is based on a true story is a mystery to me.  Eastman has an excellent co-conspirator and collaborator in writer David Avallone.  Through his many Elvira comic book series and his 2016 surreal throw down, The Twilight Zone: The Shadow, Avallone has displayed a penchant for executing the most engaging comic book tales of the absurd, the surreal, and the real-adjacent.  On its own, this opening chapter, “Blood Drawn,” is engaging and intriguing just focusing on Shane Bookman.  Wondering what is exaggerated and what is fictional is only half the fun in this series.

Artist Ben Bishop's storytelling here recalls the early art of Kevin Eastman in the TMNT comic books.  There was an independent spirit in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, but Eastman and Laird's art had a handmade quality that mainstream comic books of the mid-1980s were gradually abandoning.  Bishop's visual and graphical storytelling style resembles that and is perfect for this story of an Eastman-like comics creator.  Bishop captures the emotional underpinnings of the Avallone's script and emphasizes just how vulnerable Bookman is.  Also, having Eastman draw a segment of this first issue is a delightful bonus of which I want more.

Like Howard Chaykin's Hey Kids! Comics! (Image Comics, 2018), Drawing Blood is a much-needed allegory (of sorts) about comic book creators inside and outside their work.  Drawing Blood has a lot to say, and it will have fun saying it.  I think you will want to hear every word of it, dear readers, so definitely give it a try.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of both Kevin Eastman and David Avallone will want to try Drawing Blood.

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